[Bug 2067] lsetstat extension to sftp-server

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https://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2067

Julien Picalausa <jpicalau+mindrot at elmandria.com> changed:

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--- Comment #5 from Julien Picalausa <jpicalau+mindrot at elmandria.com> ---
I just want to +1 this. Also, I want to point out that this seem like
the root cause of an issue with extracting tar archives when using
sshfs. In short, if a symlink gets extracted before its target, when
tar attempts to set the time for that symlink, it fails because the
target of the symlink doesn't (yet) exist, causing tar itself to report
an error. This results for instance in steam failing to install its
runtime when running from a home folder mounted over sshfs.

I haven't looked at the patch proposed here, so I can't vouch for it,
but lsetstat seem to be a very much needed feature, especially in a
world where sshfs is becoming a popular way to mount remote folders.

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